Sprint yesterday announced at a press release that it plans a major expansion of its WiMax powered 4G footprint. The service will be launched in Atlanta, Chicago, Ft. Worth, Charlotte, Dallas, Las Vegas, Honolulu, Portland, Philadelphia and Seattle later this year. Sprint also mentioned that its WiMax service will be available in Boston, Houston, New York, San Francisco and Washington, D.C. during 2010.
In addition to this, Sprint also plans to offer new 4G devices in 2009, including a single-mode 4G data card, a broadband modem, embedded laptops, and a tri-mode phone. At present, Sprint’s WiMax service is only available in Baltimore. There is yet no information as to exactly when the new markets will be included for the 4G Footprint service expansion.
Source: Sprint
LG Electronics unveiled the world’s first ever LTE-enabled mobile device, its first data card technology standards during the GSMA, based on 3GPP Long Term Evolution (LTE) Mobile World Congress 2009. The company has developed this modem chip solution independently. This modem chip is the most vital aspect required to create a viable 4G handset containing the LTE technology. This revolutionary step taken by LG goes toward creating a market-ready 4G phone. Handsets based on this LTE technology are said to be able to support download speeds of about 100Mbps and upload speeds of 50Mbps, while using 2 antennae.
LG displayed the versatility of its new introduction by connecting three data cards to 3 different devices, a laptop, a netbook and a Mobile Internet Device or MID. LG also displayed a smartphone prototype with built-in LTE technology. The four devices ran advanced applications such as HD video streaming, videoconferencing, Video-on-Demand and Internet browsing.
LG Unveils The World’s First LTE-Enabled Mobile Device At The 2009 MWC
HTC has announced its first WiMAX enabled phone which marks HTC strength and innovation beyond words. HTC MAX 4G is world’s first integrated GSM WiMAX phone, this makes it the world’s first Windows Mobile 6.1 powered WiMAX phone.
HTC MAX 4G is powered by Qualcomm ESM7206A 528 MHz processor. With just superb WiMAX capability it also includes Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity. HTC MAX 4G has a 3.8″ TFT-LCD flat touch-sensitive screen which supports 480 x 800 WVGA resolution. In terms of speed the MAX 4G can give a data speed of 70Mb/sec (symmetric).
In addition to 5 megapixel high-resolution camera with auto focus feature, HTC MAX contains a motion G-sensor and a proximity sensor for saving energy (while talking display is automatically switched off). HTC MAX 4G can make voice calls over most GSM networks but when the subscriber comes within range of WiMAX network, the HTC MAX amazingly routes the call through the WiMAX data network as a VoIP call. Battery can stay you connected up to 420 minutes while for VoIP it contains up to 230 minutes.
HTC MAX 4G would be a highly desirable with these killer specifications but sadly the phone will be available only in Russia market and we have to wait for the price until it starts shipping.
HTC MAX 4G
source Akihabara News
LG Electronics (LG), a worldwide technology and design leader in mobile communications, announced that it will demonstrate its almost market-ready Long Term Evolution (LTE) – a top contender to become the standard technology for 4G mobile networks – in cooperation with Alcatel-Lucent (more…)
